Tranøya, Hamarøy

Tranøya (Norwegian) or Trádná (Lule Sami)^[2] is a village and ancient trade centre in Hamarøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the end of a peninsula about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of the municipal centre, Oppeid. The Tranøy Lighthouse is located west of the village on a small islet connected to the mainland by a pedestrian bridge.

Tranøya (Norwegian) Trádná (Lule Sami)
Village
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Coordinates: 68.1835°N 15.6622°E / 68.1835; 15.6622
Country	Norway
Region	Northern Norway
County	Nordland
District	Salten
Municipality	Hamarøy Municipality
Elevation [1]	3 m (10 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	8297 Tranøy

The novelist Knut Hamsun worked as a shop assistant at Tranøy in his younger days.^[3]

References

1. "Tranøya, Hamarøy (Nordland)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-01-19.
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
3. Store norske leksikon. "Tranøy – grend" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2012-05-03.